Category: Advice
All the articles in the "Advice" category.
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What a Sixteen-Year-Old Taught Himself About Attention
A small discovery made during entrance preparation When I was sixteen, I was preparing for my medical entrance examinations at Prof. P.C. Thomas Coaching Classes. It was an intense period of preparation. Long hours of classes, practice, revision and, perhaps most importantly, long stretches of sitting silently in the study area. The environment was designed…
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Align your Academics
Align Your Academics With Where You Are One of the biggest challenges in residency is finding time to study. There is always something else to do — OPD, ward rounds, admissions, procedures, calls, discussions, presentations, research work. If we think of studying as something that has to happen separately from clinical work, academics…
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Practical AI Use Cases: Small Workflows, Big Time Savings
Practical AI Use Cases: Small Workflows, Big Time Savings AI is increasingly becoming useful not because it replaces human expertise, but because it can take care of many of the repetitive, time-consuming tasks that surround our high-value work. Some of the most useful applications are surprisingly simple. Here are a few practical…
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Tools That Got Me Through Oncology Training
Oncology training is demanding—not just academically, but logistically. Between OPDs, ward work, calls, and constant interruptions, staying organized becomes as important as staying knowledgeable. Over time, I found a set of simple tools that helped me manage tasks, reduce mental load, and ensure nothing important slipped through the cracks.
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Three Small Ideas That Changed How I Work
Residency teaches you in unexpected ways. Not every useful idea comes from textbooks, conferences, or senior advice. Sometimes you notice small systems people around you use, and a few of them stick. Over the past few months, three such observations changed how I approach conferences, research, and revision.
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WhatsApp For Learning. Make WhatsApp your personal library
🩺 The 1-Chat Learning Vault System (How to never lose a good article again during residency) Every resident faces this problem: You see a great article. A senior shares a powerful PPT. Someone sends landmark trial slides. You think, “I’ll read this later.” Later never comes. Or worse — you can’t find it. Here’s a…